Drost Ruben M W A, Paulus Aggie T G, Ruwaard Dirk, Evers Silvia M A A
a Department of Health Services Research, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands.
b Trimbos , Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2017 Feb;17(1):77-84. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1141679. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
There is a lack of knowledge about methods for valuing health intervention-related costs and monetary benefits in the education and criminal justice sectors, also known as 'inter-sectoral costs and benefits' (ICBs). The objective of this study was to develop methods for obtaining unit prices for the valuation of ICBs.
By conducting an exploratory literature study and expert interviews, several generic methods were developed. The methods' feasibility was assessed through application in the Netherlands. Results were validated in an expert meeting, which was attended by policy makers, public health experts, health economists and HTA-experts, and discussed at several international conferences and symposia.
The study resulted in four methods, including the opportunity cost method (A) and valuation using available unit prices (B), self-constructed unit prices (C) or hourly labor costs (D).
The methods developed can be used internationally and are valuable for the broad international field of HTA.
在教育和刑事司法部门,对于评估与健康干预相关的成本和货币收益的方法,即所谓的“部门间成本和收益”(ICBs),人们了解不足。本研究的目的是开发获取用于评估部门间成本和收益的单位价格的方法。
通过进行探索性文献研究和专家访谈,开发了几种通用方法。通过在荷兰的应用评估了这些方法的可行性。结果在一次专家会议上得到验证,政策制定者、公共卫生专家、卫生经济学家和卫生技术评估专家参加了该会议,并在多个国际会议和研讨会上进行了讨论。
该研究产生了四种方法,包括机会成本法(A)以及使用可用单位价格(B)、自行构建单位价格(C)或小时人工成本(D)进行估值。
所开发的方法可在国际上使用,对广泛的国际卫生技术评估领域具有重要价值。